John J. Xenakis - Page 22

Contents: Iran brags that Sanaa Yemen is the fourth Arab capital they control; Qatar remains reluctant partner in coalition against ISIS in Syria; CDC warns of possibly 1.4 million Ebola infections in West Africa

Contents: Violence in India-controlled Kashmir grows as thousands defy curfew; India and Pakistan in vitriolic accusations at the UN over Kashmir and Balochistan

Contents: Tunisia remains the #1 source of foreign fighters for ISIS; Tunisia’s town of Ben Guerdane on Libya border exemplifies problems; Escalating economic protests across Tunisia threaten country’s stability; France’s new ambassador to Tunisia commits huge gaffe

Contents: Syria blocks humanitarian aid to Aleppo; Report: Turkey will build ‘residential cities’ in Syria buffer zone

Contents: Monday’s EU summit to show that Europe ‘not detached from reality’ over migrants; Luxembourg Foreign Minister calls for Hungary’s expulsion from EU over migrant issue

Contents: As Syria ceasefire begins, Bashar al-Assad quickly rejects it; Confusion grows over role of al-Nusra Front in US-Russia peace plan

Contents: After North Korea’s 5th nuclear test on Friday, a 6th may be imminent; South Korea announces ‘Massive Punishment and Retaliation’ and decapitation for N. Korea

Contents: Turkey presses to establish a ‘no-fly zone’ in northern Syria; Turkey’s forces and Kurdish forces set to clash in Manbij; US and Russia once again announced a peace deal in Syria

Contents: Two million Muslims — but no Iranians — begin the Hajj pilgrimage on Friday; Saudi Arabia makes a dangerous accusation – that Iranians are ‘not Muslims’; Obama warns China not to ignore the Hague tribunal ruling on South China Sea

Contents: Darfur in Sudan facing new genocide as refugees are expelled from camps; Generational history of the Darfur war

Contents: Syrian regime drops chlorine-laded barrel bomb on Aleppo market; From 2013: The history of how Syria’s Bashar al-Assad created ISIS

Contents: Sharply polarized Hong Kong electorate hands Beijing a stinging setback; China’s relations with Hong Kong and Taiwan set to become more tense

Contents: Migrants from Libya to Italy surge in the Mediterranean; Anti-immigrant party in Germany hands Angela Merkel a stinging defeat

Contents: Turkey sends more tanks into Syria in ‘New Phase’ of military action; Syrian rebels capture 14 villages near Hama in four days; Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian army once again close to collapse

Contents: Japan and Russia may settle post-World War II Kuril Islands dispute; Reading between the lines: Russia, Japan, China, India and border disputes

Contents: UK’s National Health Service continues to slash services to survive; UK’s ‘junior doctors’ call a devastating 5-day strike against the National Health Service; Obamacare in severe death spiral, as insurers bleed billions

Contents: Fault lines: Saudi Arabia-China-Pakistan and India-U.S. continue to harden; Saudi Arabia and China sign economic and military agreements; Saudi Arabia and Pakistan discuss economic and military ties; U.S. and India sign a landmark defense agreement

Contents: Uzbekistan’s dictator president Karimov suffers stroke, threatening Central Asia stability; Brief generational history of Uzbekistan

Contents: Hong Kong’s pro-democracy ‘Umbrella Movement’ is viewed as a failure; Beijing ‘thuggery’ motivates the rise of the independence movement; Hong Kong debates the independence movement; Hong Kong police prepare for election day riots from pro-independence activists

Contents: Turkey’s invasion of Syria continues, bombing Kurdish targets; America may be forced to choose between Turkey and Kurds

Contents: Hungary may build a second ‘massive’ fence to block migrants from Serbia; Greece makes contingency plans for 180,000 more migrants; Increasing anger in Turkey threatens the EU-Turkey migrant deal

Contents: Turkey’s PM declares ‘all-out war’ after new PKK truck bomb attack; After 50 days of violence, unrest in India-controlled Kashmir is unabated

Contents: Turkey’s ‘Operation Euphrates Shield’ turns into full-scale invasion of Syria; US turns on Syrian Kurds as they’re attacked by Turkey; Debka: Israel in military action against ISIS in Egypt’s Sinai

Contents: US VP Biden snubbed by Turkey’s angry president Erdogan; North Korea lays land mines to prevent soldiers from defecting; UN Security Council has emergency meeting on North Korea missile tests

Contents: Kurds, Assad forces, US and ISIS converge in Hasaka, alarming Turkey; Turkey launches rebel army to fight both ISIS and Kurds in Syria

Contents: International Criminal Court gets conviction for ‘cultural genocide’ in Timbuktu Mali; In an embarrassing turnaround, Russia removes its bombers from Iran; Turkey begins to fully enter the war in Syria militarily

Contents: Turkey’s downward spiral continues with massive wedding terror attack; Report: US military moving nuclear weapons from Turkey to Romania; Turkey’s Erdogan announces a complete U-turn on Syria policy

Contents: Massive rally in Sanaa Yemen interrupted by Saudi warplane bombing; Generational history of Shia Houthis in Yemen; US military reduces support for Saudi coalition in Yemen

Contents: Zimbabwe police violently disperse protests over new ‘bond note’ currency; Zimbabwe launching a Soviet style command agriculture program

Contents: Stephen K. Bannon is named chairman of Donald Trump’s campaign; Furious UN envoy Staffan de Mistura excoriates Syria’s Bashar al-Assad; Six years of UN envoys and Syrian peace talks

Contents: Number of migrants reaching Greece surges since Turkey’s attempted coup; Concern grows over unsafe conditions in refugee camps in Greece; Fears grow that the EU-Turkey migrant deal will collapse

Contents: Russia-Iran airbase agreement further isolates Saudi Arabia; Continuing Mideast realignment: Russia and Iran vs Saudi Arabia; Generational alignments of the world’s religions – hypothesis

Contents: Truck bombing by PKK terrorists kills seven in southeastern Turkey; Turkey threatens EU migrant deal, saying EU is humiliating Turkey, not helping; Turkey’s failed coup raises concerns about nuclear weapons at Incirlik Air Base

Contents: India, Pakistan celebrate independence day with vitriolic accusations about Kashmir; Militants hoist Pakistani flags in Kashmir on Sunday

Contents: Wild celebrations in Manbij Syria, after major defeat for ISIS; Manbij was known as ‘Little London’ because of British jihadists

Contents: Thailand shocked by 13 bombings in five southern provinces; Any of Thailand’s three major ethnic groups could be the perpetrators